Context Quotes

638 quotes by 572 authors

I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
People's mood is really determined primarily by their genetic make-up and personality, and in the second place by their immediate context, and only in the… — Daniel Kahneman
Friends are sometimes a big help when they share your feelings. In the context of decisions, the friends who will serve you best are those… — Daniel Kahneman
Content arises out of certain considerations about form, material, context-and that when that subject matter is sufficiently far away. — Anish Kapoor
I'm constantly playing this game in my head where I'm thinking, 'Can this quote be pared down and misinterpreted?' It doesn't matter what outlet I'm… — Anna Kendrick
I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no moral context for the violence - I find that offensive.… — Dean Koontz
I need to be able to explain myself in context. — Adam Lambert
I don't mind being, in the public context, referred to as the inventor of the World Wide Web. What I like is that image to… — Tim Berners-Lee
History offers us vicarious experience. It allows the youngest student to possess the ground equally with his elders; without a knowledge of history to give… — Hilary Mantel
Swing is extreme coordination. It's a maintaining balance, equilibrium. It's about executing very difficult rhythms with a panache and a feeling in the context of… — Wynton Marsalis
'Dreamsongs' allows me to show the scope of my writing - with personal commentary that puts the works in context and includes some autobiographical details… — George R. R. Martin
Now, whenever you read any historical document, you always evaluate it in light of the historical context. — Josh McDowell
I'm not conniving - that has a pejorative context. I'm not sitting in back rooms making deals. That's not my style. — Bess Myerson
Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. — Reinhold Niebuhr
Context begins with other artists - seniors and mentors. — Kenneth Noland
There's all kinds of those moments in your life where either through a weird set of circumstances, or a song you hear, or a smell… — Patton Oswalt
The media tried to destroy my parents and has taken things completely out of context, but there's not a whole lot you can do in… — Katy Perry
I think you learn more about yourself in the context of a relationship than you can outside of it. — Pink
Russia is opposed to the proliferation of mass destruction weapons, including nuclear weapons, and in this context we call upon our Iranian friends to abandon… — Vladimir Putin
Having been an educator for so many years I know that all a good teacher can do is set a context, raise questions or enter… — Godfrey Reggio

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